Mop



C. O. MORGAN March 18, 1930.

MOP

Filed March 2, 1929 INVENTOR I By 6 ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 18, 1930 UNITED STATES current o. ivroRG n, oF YoUNesTowN, OHIO Mor' Application filamar'cha 1929; Serial 1%.; 343,886.

This inventionappertains to improvements in floor mops and the like generally, and has for-a1i object "to provide "one of a comparatively simple and inexpensive, but durable 5 and efiicient construction and arrangement of its parts, and which embodies a means to eliminate all necessity for the hands of the user to come in contactwith the water employed with thesame in mopping and scrub- 'bing operations at any time, or for any pur-- pose whatsoever throughout such operations.

' Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the classset forth, wherein a mechanical means is employed for squeezing or wringing water out from the-mopping cloth or head of the device, and its operation is to .be readily and easily accomplishedwithout undue exertion on the'par't of the op erator.

'A further obj ect'of the invention is to provide a mop structure as hereinbefore characterized, which embodies-the additional advantage thatthe mopping cloth or'he'ad may be kept housed against becoming unduly during periods of non-use} v- I With the'foregoingand other equally important objects and advantages inview,the invention resides in the certain new -and-useclaims, and illustrated in the "accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of embodiment of'the device,

Figure'Qis a side elevation of the same,

partly in section, 7

Figure 3 is anenlarged fragmentaryvvertical section through thelower end portion thereof, f I

Figure 4 is a similar fragmentary horizontal section taken on soiled, or otherwise unfit for immediate use i I tubular members lO-and' 12 are securedlto ful combination,construction and arrange ment of parts as will be hereinaftermore' fully described, setforth in the appended,

a practical theline-H of Figure ing parts throughout the several views there-- of, the embodiment of the invention, as shown v therein by way of example, is constituted in an intermediate tubular handle portion 10,-

,preferablyofmetal, which has its upper end engaged over a solid extended portion 11,

preferably-of wood, and its lower end telescopically engaged over a shorter tubular portion '12, also of metal or alloy.' This lower tubular portion 12 is preferably flared, as at 18, in an outward direction to merge into a relatively short hollow cylindrical portion 14'; This portion 14 is, in turn, telescopic-ally engaged over one end of a cylindrical portion 7 15, which merges into a fiaredportion 15 at its lower end and is secured such'engagement by means of aset screw or the like16.

I A mopping'cloth'o-r yarn hank "17 is attached to a cylindrical su'pport orhead 18,

which is slidably mounted in the bore of the cylindrical portion 15. This head 18 is, inturn, attachedto'the lower end of an actuating lmember, which is preferably the form ofa rack bar 19,'and extends upwardly 1 within the tubular members 10 and 12.

Telescopically engaged portionsof the gether by means of a set screw or the like i 20, and immediately above the" engaged end oft he member 12, the member 10 is'formed to provide a vertically elongatedopening or slot, which is enclosed by "a semiacylindrical housing 21' secured in position at the outer side of the-member by means of screws or the nkeea,

J ournalled transversely in the opposite side walls of the housing 21 isa'. handcrank for the like 23, on the intermediate portion of which a gear24: is keyed or otherwise secured. This gear operates through the slot in the member 10, and has its toothed periphery dis posed in mesh with the teethonthe actuating member or rack bar 19, so that, when rotated with the handcrank 23, the latter will be raised and lowered withi n the members'lO and 12. V V Duringthe raising her or rack'bar19, the he'ad118 will be drawn upwardly to the inner end of'the' cylindrical portion; 15, and; the mopping cloth or yarn hank l'l entirely intoth v -1atter.'- To facile a I 9 movement of the meintate the movement of the mopping cloth or yarn hank 17 inwardly of the cylindrical portion 15, thelower end of the latter is slightly flared in an outward direction, as at V Mounted on the upper end of the actuating member or rack bar 19 is a guide member, which-consists of a-metal or alloy -member having a socket in its lower side to receive the upper end of the member or bar '19 therein, and a series of recesses spaced about its outer side to have rollers'26 ournalled in the same.

- tatable on horizontal axes, so as to have rolling contact with the inner side of the tubular member 10 during the raising and lowering movements of:the member or rack bar 19.

In the use of thesdevice, as thus constructed .and arranged andwith the actuating member or rack bar '19 in its lowest positiomthe head 18 willbe disposed a short distance inwardly of the lower flared end =15 of the portion 15, whilethemopping cloth or yarn hank 17 will be projected almost free of the housing 15 for the employmentof the same in the 19 within the tubular handle'portion 10, when the head 18, at the lower end of the anember or bar 19., will :be drawn upwardly ofthe cylindrical housing 15, and the mopping cloth or yarn hank .11? inwardly of the -lat ter. As the mopping cloth or yarnhank 17 is drawn inwardlysofithe lower flared end 15 of the housing 15,=the water conten't thereof will be squeezed out of-the same :in a most thorough and efli cient-manner; Thus, in no instance will it'be necessary that thehands content thereof at any time ation-ofthe device.

of the operator come in contact with the mopping cloth or'yarn hank 217 or the water during an oper- After a scrubbing or mopping operation, the elo-thor yarn hank 17 will preferably be drawn inwardly within the housing 15 and left in that position while the device is not in use, so that the same will not become unduly soiled by dust or dirt accumulations thereon dn-ringithe period 0f such-disuse,

Witho-ut further descriptiomit is thought that the features and a-dvantagesiof the ,in-

'venti-on will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and it will of course be understood that changes in the form, proportion and minor :details Yof construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit ofth'e invention or its scope: as claimed.

' Having thus'f-i'illy-describedithe invention,

what iszclai-med is: .In a ,deviceiofthe elass desorihejd, a telescopi-oally sectional hollow handle open at These rollers 26 are roits lower end, a mop head, supporting means for the mop head extending inwardly of the open end of said handle, and means carried by an intermediate portion of said handle for actuating said supporting means to project the mop head outwardly of the open end of said handle for use and to thereafter draw the-same inwardly'of the latter to wring water therefrom and to otherwise house it during periods of dis-use.

2. In a device o'f'the class described, a hollow handle open at its lower end, a movable member mounted within saidhandle, a mop head detachably secured to the lower end of said member, rack teeth formed at one side of said member, a gear journalled to said handle and in mesh with saidrack teeth, and means for :rotating saidgear to actuate said member to project the mop head outwardly of the open end of said handle for use and to 'thereafterdraw-the same inwardly of the latter to wringwater therefrom and to otherisehouse 'itdur'ing periods of dis-use.

8. In a deviceofthe class described, a hollow handle open atits lower end, a movable member within said handle, a mop head detachably secured to the lower end of said member rack'teeth formedat one side of the upper end portion of said handle a hollow 'housingcarriedat one side of-said handle and having its interior in opencommunication with the interiorof the handle, a gear journaled said housing andin :mesh with said rack teeth, and a hand crank for rotating said gear to actuate said member to project the'mop head outwardly of the open end of said handle for use and to thereafter :draw the same inwardly of thelattertowring water thereiirom and to otherwise house it'during periods ofdis-use.

4. In a device of'theclassldescribedm hollow handle openqat its lower end, .a movable member withinsaid handle, a mop head-detachably secured to the lower end of said member, a-guid-e carried by the upperiend of said membenraok teeth formed atone side of the upper end portion-of saidmember, ahollow housing carried at one side-of said handle and having its interior in open communication with the interior of the handle, a gear journalled in said hou-singvand in mesh with said rack teeth,=and a hand crank for rotating said gear to actuate said members to project the-mop head outwardlyof the open' end of the handle for useiandto thereafter-draw the same inwardly of the latter to wringwater therefrom and to otherwise house it during periods of dis-use.-

CLIFTON O. MORGAN. 

